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shear vs dress

dress vs shear

shear and dress both are nouns.

shear is not an adjective while dress is an adjective.

shear and dress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shear Yes No Yes No
dress Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, dress is a hypernym of shear; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than shear:
  • shear: cut with shears
  • dress: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Other hypernyms of shear include clip, crop, cut back, lop, prune, snip, trim.
shear (noun) dress (noun)
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
shear (adjective) dress (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
shear (verb) dress (verb)
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain put on clothes
cut with shears provide with clothes or put clothes on
cut or cut through with shears apply a bandage or medication to
shear the wool from arrange attractively
dress or groom with elaborate care
give a neat appearance to
dress in a certain manner
kill and prepare for market or consumption
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks
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